Aldi volition beryllium opening 11 caller stores crossed the UK betwixt present and Christmas.
The discount supermarket chain has confirmed that it volition beryllium opening 2 caller stores this week, with 4 much acceptable to unfastened earlier the extremity of the month. The 2 stores opening this week are its subdivision successful Sedgley successful the West Midlands and Castle Douglas successful Scotland.
Overall, Aldi plans to unfastened six caller stores this period and 5 successful December, with caller stores popping up successful London, Bristol, Hampshire, and Greater Manchester. The nonstop dates for erstwhile the caller stores volition unfastened person not yet been confirmed.
The caller openings travel aft Aldi invested £ 800 cardinal to "accelerate its enlargement crossed Britain" successful September and signifier portion of its semipermanent people of 1,500 stores. It presently has astir 1,000 stores successful the UK. In addition, much than 15 stores volition acquisition refurbishments betwixt present and Christmas to "enhance the lawsuit experience" and present much "sustainable features".
Jonathan Neale, Real Estate Managing Director astatine Aldi UK, said: “At Aldi, we’re committed to making high-quality, affordable nutrient accessible to everyone. Our caller store openings are a testament to our ongoing concern successful the UK, and we’re thrilled to bring Aldi’s unbeatable prices to adjacent much communities up of the festive season.”
In its latest yearly results until December 2023, the supermarket grew by £2.4billion - oregon 16% - to £17.9billion. Aldi says this is its “highest-ever play of income growth”. The institution said its pre-tax nett had accrued to £536.7million up from £152.6million successful 2022.
In September, the supermarket concatenation announced a database of "wish list" locations wherever it would similar to unfastened caller stores. With its 1,500 aim, Aldi often does this successful the anticipation of uncovering locations successful these areas. Aldi says it is searching for freehold town-centre, edge-of-centre, and retail parkland sites suitable for spot development.
The sites should beryllium capable to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with astir 100 parking spaces. Ideally, the determination volition beryllium adjacent a main roadworthy with bully visibility and access. If you judge a tract could acceptable Aldi's requirements for a store, you tin email the retailer at: [email protected]. You tin find the afloat database of 20 locations successful its caller "wish list" successful our nonfiction here.
Aldi stores opening earlier Christmas
- Bilston Street, Sedgley, West Midlands – November 2024
- Oakwell Road, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway – November 2024
- Tanbridge Retail Park, Horsham, West Sussex – November 2024
- Straiton Road, Loanhead, Midlothian – November 2024
- Muswell Hill, Haringey, Greater London – November 2024
- Caernavon Road, Pwllheli, Gwynedd – November 2024
- Salisbury Road, Totton, Hampshire – December 2024
- Cribbs Causeway, Bristol – December 2024
- Colliery Lane, Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear - December 2024
- Princess Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester - December 2024
- Duff Street, Macduff, Banffshire - December 2024